GENEVA / ASTANA (21 March 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt will visit Kazakhstan from 25 March to 5 April 2014, to assess the situation in the country regarding the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of religion or belief, and to promote the adoption of related human rights measures. “I would like to understand better how Kazakhstan manages religious diversity based on equal respect for everyone’s religious or non-religious convictions, and implements its international human rights obligations,” Mr. Bielefeldt said launching the first visit to…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 21 March 2014. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.